NBA Birthdays: Celebrating Players Born on Halloween, October 31st

With over 5,000 players in NBA history, there has been at least one player born on every day of the calendar year – including three leap-day ballers. Our detailed breakdown highlights the players born on each day of the year.

Below are the most notable NBA players born on Oct. 31. 

John Lucas (1953):

Lucas was the top pick in the 1976 NBA Draft and had a 14-year NBA career. He was selected by the Houston Rockets and finished second in Rookie of the Year voting in his debut season. He only spent two years with the Rockets after being traded Golden State for Rick Barry in 1978. He averaged 16.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 1.9 steals in his first year with the Warriors. He spent time with the Washington Bullets, San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics and another stint with the Rockets before retiring in 1990. He played for six franchises in total, averaging 10.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, 7.0 assists, and 1.4 steals throughout his career. 

Antonio Davis (1968):

Davis was a valuable post player and rim protector throughout his 16-year career. Selected 45th overall in the 1990 NBA Draft, Davis didn’t make his NBA debut until 1993 after finishing up his contract overseas. He made an immediate impact as a paint presence, averaging 10 points and 7.5 rebounds per game throughout his career. His best season was in 2000 when he played for the Toronto Raptors, averaging 13.7 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks en route to his first and only NBA All-Star appearance. He played six seasons in Indiana and Toronto before closing out his career in Chicago and New York. 

Want to see every NBA player born on October 31? Here is the rest of the list in chronological order:

Jack Molinas (October 31, 1931)Luke Jackson (October 31, 1941)Yvon Joseph (October 31, 1957)Blue Edwards (October 31, 1965)Alphonso Ford (October 31, 1971)Clifford Rozier (October 31, 1972)Andre Owens (October 31, 1980)Steven Hunter (October 31, 1981)Cole Aldrich (October 31, 1988)Milton Doyle (October 31, 1993)